Dragonfly, Rosemead | Tribeca Festival 2025
By Guillermo Lopez Meza June 18, 2025
Two heavy-hitting dramas stood out, both powered by immersive performances.
Festivals
The Trainer, Leads | Tribeca Festival 2025
By Guillermo Lopez Meza
Two manic comedies—one wild, the other more tender—left a strong impression.
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2025
By Caroline Ely May 30, 2025
Director Ferzan Özpetek and actor Toni Servillo are back in the annual showcase.
Cactus Pears, Lost Chapters, The Virgin of the Quarry Lake | New Directors/New Films 2025
By Guillermo Lopez Meza April 3, 2025
Among the festival’s rich selection, three must-see highlights stand out, all still seeking distribution in the United States.
100,000,000,000,000, When the Phone Rang, Windless | First Look 2025
By Jeffery Berg March 14, 2025
The festival takes viewers to glitzy, gaudy Monaco; the former Yugoslavia; and a rapidly changing Bulgarian village.
Elementary, Songs of Slow Burning Earth, Zodiac Killer Project | First Look 2025
By Jeffery Berg
The annual series includes a vital historical document, a playful twist of the true-crime genre, and an engaging film that might make you feel hopeful for the future.
This Life of Mine, Visiting Hours, Winter in Sokcho | Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2025
By Kevin Filipski March 8, 2025
It wouldn’t be a French film festival without Isabelle Huppert, and she arrives this year in Patricia Mazuy’s Visiting Hours.
And Their Children After Them, The Quiet Son, The Second Act, Souleymane’s Story | Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2025
By Guillermo Lopez Meza
Four recommendations for this must-see annual festival.
Three Friends | Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2025
By Rania Richardson March 7, 2025
Emmanuel Mouret’s, sharply written, breezy, and engaging chamber piece opened the annual festival.